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Fast Friends

Fast Friends

By Heather M. O'Connor
Illustrated by Claudia Dávila

  • Short-listed, OLA Blue Spruce Award, 2021
  • Commended, Toronto Public Library First & Best Booklist, 2020
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2020
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2020
Not Me

Not Me

By Elise Gravel

  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2020
  • Commended, Toronto Public Library First & Best Booklist, 2020
Planet Hockey: First Star of the Game

Planet Hockey: First Star of the Game

By J. Torres
Illustrated by Tim Levins

  • Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Express Award, 2021
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2021
Dragon Assassin

Dragon Assassin

By Arthur Slade

  • Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2021
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2021
The Unteachables

The Unteachables

By Gordon Korman

  • Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2021
  • Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction - Honour Book, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2019
The Candle and the Flame

The Candle and the Flame

By Nafiza Azad

  • Short-listed, Sunburst Award, Young Adult category, 2020
  • Short-listed, YALSA William C. Morris YA Debut Award, 2020
  • Short-listed, Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, 2020
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2020
Haunted: The House Next Door

Haunted: The House Next Door

By Joel A Sutherland

  • Winner, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2018
The Canadian Kids' Guide to Outdoor Fun

The Canadian Kids' Guide to Outdoor Fun

By Helaine Becker
Illustrated by Claudia Dávila

  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2021
  • Commended, TD Summer Reading Club - Top 10 Recommended Read, 2020
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2019
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2019
Stand on the Sky

Stand on the Sky

By Erin Bow

  • Winner, Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature - Text, 2019
  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2021
  • Short-listed, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2020
  • Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, 2020
  • Short-listed, IODE Canada Violet Downey Award, 2020
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2019
Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Elsie MacGill

Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Elsie MacGill

By Elizabeth MacLeod
Illustrated by Mike Deas

  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2021
  • Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2020
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2020
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2019
Nibi's Water Song

Nibi's Water Song

By Sunshine Tenasco
Illustrated by Chief Lady Bird

  • Short-listed, IODE Toronto Jean Throop Award, 2020
  • Long-listed, First Nation Communities READ Award, 2020
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2020
Bear for Breakfast

Bear for Breakfast

By Robert Munsch
Illustrated by Jay Odjick

  • Long-listed, First Nation Communities READ Award, 2020
  • Commended, Toronto Public Library First & Best Booklist, 2019
It's Not All Rainbows

It's Not All Rainbows

By Jessika von Innerebner
Illustrated by Jessika von Innerebner

  • Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Book Award (BC Children's Choice), 2020
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2020
Finding Cooper

Finding Cooper

By Stacey Matson

  • Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Book Award (BC Children's Choice), 2020
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2020
Sparks!

Sparks!

By Ian Boothby
Illustrated by Nina Matsumoto

  • Winner, Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize, 2019
  • Winner, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2019
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2018
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2018
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2018
My Deal with the Universe

My Deal with the Universe

By Deborah Kerbel

  • Short-listed, Diamond Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2020
  • Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2020
  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2020
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2018
Don't Tell the Nazis

Don't Tell the Nazis

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

  • Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2020
  • Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2020
  • Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2019
  • Short-listed, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2018
The Journey of Little Charlie

The Journey of Little Charlie

By Christopher Paul Curtis

  • Winner, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 2019
  • Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2020
  • Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2020
  • Short-listed, National Book Award, Young People's Literature Category, 2018
  • Short-listed, Governor General's Award for Children's Literature - Text, 2018
  • Commended, Parents' Choice Award - Gold, 2018
  • Commended, Kirkus Best Books of the Year, 2018
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2018
  • Commended, New York Public Library Best Books, 2018
  • Commended, The Horn Book Fanfare - Best Books , 2018
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2018
  • Commended, School Library Journal Best Books, 2018
The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali

By Sabina Khan

  • Short-listed, Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize (BC), 2020
  • Short-listed, OLA White Pine Award, Fiction, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets: Honourable Mention, 2019
Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Tom Longboat

Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Tom Longboat

By Elizabeth MacLeod
Illustrated by Mike Deas

  • Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Express Award, 2019
  • Commended, TD Summer Reading Club - Top 10 Recommended Read, 2020
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2019
Keep Up, Katmai

Keep Up, Katmai

By Pili Palm-Leis
Photographs by Barrett Hedges

  • Commended, OLA Best Bets: Honourable Mention, 2019
Cross Fire: An Exo Novel

Cross Fire: An Exo Novel

By Fonda Lee

  • Winner, Prix Aurora Awards, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
The Madman of Piney Woods (Scholastic Gold)

The Madman of Piney Woods (Scholastic Gold)

By Christopher Paul Curtis

  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2016
  • Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award, Fiction, 2014
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
  • Commended, TD Summer Reading Club, 2017
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2015
Say Something!

Say Something!

By Peter H Reynolds

  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
Will Giraffe Laugh?

Will Giraffe Laugh?

By Hilary Leung

  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
Amazing Hockey Stories: Hayley Wickenheiser

Amazing Hockey Stories: Hayley Wickenheiser

By Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Illustrated by D A Bishop

  • Short-listed, OLA Yellow Cedar Award, Non-Fiction, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
Underneath the Sidewalk

Underneath the Sidewalk

By Claire Eamer
Illustrated by Thomas Gibault

  • Winner, Shining Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2018
  • Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Book Award (BC Children's Choice), 2019
The Almost Epic Squad: Mucus Mayhem

The Almost Epic Squad: Mucus Mayhem

By Kevin Sylvester
Illustrated by Britt Wilson

  • Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2020
  • Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award, Fiction, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
Don't Tell the Enemy

Don't Tell the Enemy

By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

  • Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2020
  • Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2020
  • Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2019
  • Short-listed, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2018
The Way Back Home

The Way Back Home

By Allan Stratton

  • Winner, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2019
  • Short-listed, Amy Mathers Teen Book Award, 2018
  • Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2018
  • Short-listed, Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature - Text, 2017
  • Nominated, Carnegie Medal, UK, 2018
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2017
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017
The Winnowing

The Winnowing

By Vikki VanSickle

  • Winner, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2018
  • Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2018
  • Runner-up, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2018
Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Viola Desmond

Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Viola Desmond

By Elizabeth MacLeod
Illustrated by Mike Deas

  • Winner, OLA Silver Birch Express Award, 2019
  • Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2019
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2018
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2018
Restart

Restart

By Gordon Korman

  • Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award, Fiction, 2018
  • Runner-up, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2019
  • Commended, Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year , 2018
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2017
Fox and Squirrel Help Out

Fox and Squirrel Help Out

By Ruth Ohi

  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
  • Commended, Toronto Public Library First & Best Booklist, 2018
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2018
Picture the Sky

Picture the Sky

By Barbara Reid

  • Winner, CBC Fan Choice Award, 2018
  • Short-listed, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, 2018
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2018
  • Commended, Toronto Public Library First & Best Booklist, 2017
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017
Mine!

Mine!

By Natalie Hyde

  • Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Award, Fiction, 2019
  • Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2018
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2018
At the Pond

At the Pond

By Werner Zimmermann

  • Short-listed, Governor General's Award for Children's Literature - Illustration, 2018
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2019
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2018
The Vimy Oaks

The Vimy Oaks: A Journey to Peace

By Linda Granfield
Illustrated by Brian Deines

  • Short-listed, Rocky Mountain Book Award (Alberta Children's Choice), 2019
  • Short-listed, Red Cedar Award (BC Young Readers' Choice), 2018
  • Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Award (Atlantic Canada), 2018
  • Short-listed, OLA Silver Birch Express Award, 2018
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2017
Exo

Exo

By Fonda Lee

  • Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2019
  • Short-listed, OLA White Pine Award, Fiction, 2018
  • Short-listed, Sunburst Award, Young Adult category, 2018
  • Nominated, Andrew Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book, 2017
  • Joint winner, Prix Aurora Awards, 2018
  • Commended, ALA Notable , Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2018
  • Commended, Oregon Spirit Book Award, YA Honour Book, 2018
  • Commended, OLA Best Bets, 2017
Bounced

Bounced

By Ted Staunton

  • Short-listed, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, 2019
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017
The Heart's Song

The Heart's Song

By Gilles Tibo
Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher

  • Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award, 2018
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2018
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017
Summer's End

Summer's End

By Joel A Sutherland

  • Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2018
  • Short-listed, OLA Red Maple Award, Fiction, 2018
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017
Braids!

Braids!

By Robert Munsch
Illustrated by Dave Whamond

  • Winner, Rainforest of Reading Award, 2018
  • Winner, Reuben Award for Best Illustrated Book, National Cartoonists Society, 2017
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017
I Am Canada

I Am Canada: A Celebration

By Heather Patterson
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Illustrated by Barbara Reid
Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
Illustrated by Danielle Daniel
Illustrated by Geneviève Côté
Illustrated by Ashley Spires
Illustrated by Qin Leng
Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard

  • Commended, Toronto Public Library First & Best Booklist, 2017
  • Commended, Resource Links, Best of the Year, 2017
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, 2017
Happy Dreamer

Happy Dreamer

By Peter H Reynolds
By Peter H. Reynolds

  • Nominated, Rainforest of Reading Award, 2018
  • Commended, TD Summer Reading Club, 2018
Icarus Down

Icarus Down

By James Bow

  • Winner, Prix Aurora Awards, 2017
  • Short-listed, Snow Willow Award (Saskatchewan Young Readers' Choice), 2017
  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Starred Selection, 2017
  • Commended, CBC Children's Book Panel Recommendation, 2016